HOHIMER

Or stopping while you have a green to let someone with a red light turn right. Dangerous!

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

In the town where I lived about 15 years ago we had a main road with two side roads entering. Not a cross, the two roads were offset. The main road was a primary commuting route so at certain times of day it was a major pain to get onto that road from a side road. A traffic light was considered, but there were some who thought a roundabout might be preferable. The statistics showed that roundabouts were "traffic calming" structures and produced fewer accidents than a traffic light.

I lived downstream from the intersection in question and I would have preferred the traffic light. My reasoning was that the roundabout would allow traffic from the side roads to enter, and that would benefit the side roads. But the roundabout would meter the traffic so downstream there would be a steady flow, impacting all the side roads downstream. A traffic light would interrupt the flow periodically, leading to gaps that would enable the downstream side roads to function.

Fortunately, the town, after several studies, found there was not enough space available to construct a roundabout. And, of course, there was not enough money available to install a traffic light. So the situation has not changed.

You might look at the Magic Roundabout in Hempstead, England for an interesting example. It looks like the main part of the roundabout is two-way.

Martys Loc: Lubec, Maine

In rural Vermont they are referred to as "Dummies" rather than common name of Rotary,....or Rounabout.

Made me do a double take when I was asking directions while visiting there,...you just drive up he road till you get to the dummy..................new one on me.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

As bad as directions in some areas -
Go down this road and turn right where Snodgrass Hardware used to be.

Tom DePuy Loc: Waxhaw, N.C.

I had the "pleasure" of driving the new round-about back in May it wasn't quite finished yet tho. And the one by the thru-way, it used to be nice, not so much anymore.
Here in my part of N.C. they are constantly putting in round-abouts everywhere, so many that I think some drivers are getting dizzy from having so many circles to go in.

tramsey Loc: Texas

There was one in Waco and they took it out. I know of another in Dallas that they also took out - Not a good traffic control

HOHIMER

Or, as my Dad told me one time, ”Go past the old tree where I first kissed your Mother, and turn South….”

Bob Smith Loc: Banjarmasin

The roundabout system works well all over the world where you give way to the vehicles already on the roundabout however they will never work in the US because most Americans are loath to give way from anyone coming from the left.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

They were introduced because people blow through red lights like the aren't there .
I happened to run into this last week in St.Louis, Mo, every trip I have made in the last 4 years to the metals supplier I have seen people speed through this intersection in all four directions, now they have to slow down , well maybe.

rlv567 Loc: Baguio City, Philippines

Unfortunately, there are idiots behind the wheel everywhere! Where there are freeways, there are onramps leading onto the freeway, requiring merging with the freeway traffic. There are all together too many who have no concept of getting up to speed so as to merge seamlessly with that traffic; rather, frequently, they will come to a stop before timidly entering the freeway, causing a problem for everyone, both on the onramp and on the freeway!!!

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City

Frank Basile Loc: Hudson Valley NY

Two best roundabout observations of late :
1 vehicle in circle misses their exit so they stop and back up to intended exit.
2 vehicle enters and goes left (against traffic flow) to get to exit.

whfowle Loc: Tampa first, now Albuquerque

I lived in England for a few years where I first encountered a roundabout. It didn't take long to figure it out just watching others go through one. Looking at this picture tells me the designer didn't use common sense. Too many choices. Works best when there are just four ways or less. Getting in and out sometimes requires more than one loop.

jamer Loc: PA

All in the name of progress!!!

sodapop Loc: Bel Air, MD

We had them as a kid in New Jersey in the 50's. They work fine. Like anything you must learn how to use them Lightroom doesn't work well either until you learn how to use it (Don't understand why a white Suburban would be more of an issue than a red Toyota?)

Schoee Loc: Europe

THis one in England is even more scary